Mounia Akl’s debut feature film “Costa Brava, Lebanon” is valiant filmmaking. Using the beauty of cinema to show the destruction of man’s cruelty to the environment is not just effective — it’s ...

EXCLUSIVE: Against the odds, Lebanon has submitted Mira Shaib’s social dramedy Arzé as its candidate for the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards. The drama – produced by L.A ...

With thousands of movie posters, Abboudi Bou Jaoude is saving cinematic heritage in an archive that's emotional for many.At the end of a little side street in the Beirut neighborhood of Ras Beirut, a ...

For some, the main link between Cannes and Lebanon is the excellent Al Charq restaurant and takeout place 'round the back of the Martinez. But all that could be about to change, with the festival ...

BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) – The urge to defend Islam’s most unifying figure, the Prophet Muhammad, wasn’t enough to bring together Lebanon’s divided Sunni and Shiite Muslims. The two sects, which have ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon on Friday approved the "Barbie" film to be screened in cinemas following an initial attempt to ban it by its culture minister over claims it contradicts conservative values.

Georges Schoucair and Myriam Sassine of the Beirut-based production company will also present two movies, Mounia Akl‘s 'Costa Brava, Lebanon' and Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige’s 'Memory Box.' ...

Despite ongoing turbulence in the country and region, Lebanese government organizations are moving to boost the country’s film and TV industries with several initiatives, including introduction of ...

Despite its reputation as a proponent of tolerance in an otherwise conservative region, Lebanon bans the screening of a film about homosexuality and another on short-term 'pleasure marriages' Lebanon ...

This review of “Costa Brava, Lebanon” was first published July 14, 2022, before it opened in New York City. Mounia Akl’s debut feature film “Costa Brava, Lebanon” is valiant filmmaking. Using the ...